Battery

Abstract

A battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution including an additive. The positive electrode active material includes a compound having a crystal structure belonging to a space group FM3-M and represented by Compositional Formula (1): LixMeyOαFβ, where, Me is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, B, Ce, Si, Zr, Nb, Pr, Ti, W, Ge, Mo, Sn, Bi, Cu, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Y, Zn, Ga, Er, La, Sm, Yb, V, and Cr; and subscripts x, y, α, and β satisfy the following requirements: 1.7≤x≤2.2, 0.8≤y≤1.3, 1≤α≤2.5, and 0.5≤β≤2. The additive is at least one selected from dinitrile compounds and diisocyanate compounds.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A battery comprising:
 a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material; 
 a negative electrode; and 
 an electrolytic solution including an additive, wherein 
 the positive electrode active material includes a compound having a crystal structure belonging to a space group FM-3M and represented by Compositional Formula (1):
   Li x Me y O α F β   (1)
 
 
 where Me is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, B, Ce, Si, Zr, Nb, Pr, Ti, W, Ge, Mo, Sn, Bi, Cu, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Y, Zn, Ga, Er, La, Sm, Yb, V, and Cr; and 
 subscripts x, y, α, and β satisfy the following requirements: 
 x=2; 
 y=1; 
 1.5≤α≤2; and 
 1≤β≤1.5, 
 the additive is at least one selected from the group consisting of dinitrile compounds and diisocyanate compounds, and 
 the content of the additive is 0.05 wt % or more and 5 wt % or less based on the total amount of the electrolytic solution. 
 
     
     
       2. The battery according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the compound satisfies:
     x+y=α+β= 3. 
 
 
     
     
       3. The battery according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the additive includes a dinitrile compound, and 
 the dinitrile compound has 4 to 8 carbon atoms. 
 
     
     
       4. The battery according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the dinitrile compound has 6 to 8 carbon atoms. 
 
     
     
       5. The battery according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the dinitrile compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of adiponitrile and pimelonitrile. 
 
     
     
       6. The battery according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the additive includes the diisocyanate compound, and 
 the diisocyanate compound has 4 to 8 carbon atoms. 
 
     
     
       7. The battery according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the diisocyanate compound has 6 to 8 carbon atoms. 
 
     
     
       8. The battery according to  claim 7 , wherein
 the diisocyanate compound is hexamethylene diisocyanate. 
 
     
     
       9. The battery according to  claim 1 , wherein
 Me includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, and Ni. 
 
     
     
       10. The battery according to  claim 9 , wherein
 Me is an element selected from Mn and Co or is a solid solution composed of Ni, Co, and Mn. 
 
     
     
       11. The battery according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the positive electrode active material includes 90 wt % or more of the compound. 
 
     
     
       12. The battery according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the electrolytic solution includes a lithium salt; and 
 the lithium salt is at least one selected from the group consisting of LiBF 4 , LiPF 6 , LiN(SO 2 CF 3 ) 2 , LiN(SO 2 F) 2 , and lithium bis(oxalate)borate. 
 
     
     
       13. The battery according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the electrolytic solution includes a nonaqueous solvent, and 
 the nonaqueous solvent is at least one selected from the group consisting of carbonates, carboxylates, ethers, and nitriles. 
 
     
     
       14. The battery according to  claim 13 , wherein
 the electrolytic solution includes fluoroethylene carbonate.